"No Instability": Union Minister Says No Leadership Change In Madhya Pradesh

A series of incidents, including Kailash Vijayvargiya and Jyotiraditya Scindia's visit to Bhopal a few days ago, had prompted speculations over a change in leadership in Madhya Pradesh.

Refuting the speculations of a change in leadership in Madhya Pradesh, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said there is no instability in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. Interacting with reporters, Mr Tomar said, "There is no instability in Madhya Pradesh government. The party has selected Shivraj ji. He is the chief minister. There is a BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and it will decide who will be its chief minister. Congress has no right to talk about the BJP's chief minister." Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, "BJP is totally united and organised under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and VD Sharma." There have been speculations among the political parties in Madhya Pradesh about a change in BJP's leadership for the last few days.